Power-transmission gearing.



W. L. FODREA. POWER TRANSMISSION GEARING. APPLIGATION FILED JULY 2.19m

Patented Feb. 8, 191-0.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 2. 1906.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

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I 'WILLIM L. FODREA, OF INITOBLESVILLE, INDIANA.

POWER-TRANSMISSION GEARING.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. d, 1910.

Application led July 2, 1906. Serial No. 324,521.

To all whom it 'may concern;

lle it knownthat I, WILLIAM L. FODREA, citlzenof the United States,.residing at Noblesville, in the county of- Hamilton andation and in which but two levers are 1nvolved for regulating thevarying degrees. of speed.

It is a further object ofthe, present invention to combine as an integral part of the gearing and having positive Vconnection with the elements thereof, a brake for the gearingr by which the enginey is allowed vto run id e.

It is a further-'object of the invention to provide beveled gears which can beadjusted with wear and which addv more strength'to the kstructure than possessed by the ordinary caring, due to the increased bearing sur-1 "The invention aims as a furtherconsideration tol provide-as an integral part ofthe brake, a casing .whichservesasanoil chamber for Athe bearing surfaces ofthe gears.

A.It is finally the object of vthe inventionl to provide a. mechanism in which ymaterial changes may hemade in adaptin the vstructure lto .the different types ofmaghine, without sacrificing' or departing from thebasic principleof construction. f

Thedetailed construction will 4 appear in theA course fof; the r following, description Y. in which reference' ijs had* ltog theV accompanying v`'c ilraw'i'ngs' Iforming, a .part of this speciication, vlike .charajctersfdesignatin' 4like parts throughout the several views, w erei'n,

. Figu gan 'apparatus constructed in ajc'- cordancetwith 'my linvention. 1 Fig. -2 is an .end view thereof `partly insection. '.Fig. '3.

lis a side elevation partly in sectionpshowmg the arrangement-and construction of they re v1 is .a 'centralgjlongitudinal section sion pinions 151 ears, and the brake drum carried thereby. ig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the oil case detached from the apparatus and with which the brake drum is combined as a. composite element. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the high speed and the third forward speed drum, embodiediin an integral casting. Fig.

6 is a detailed perspective view of a footlever for operating the variable speed brake. Fig. 7 is a side. elevation of a hand lever for operating the high speed clutch and by which the variable speed brake isset for operative engagement with a selected drum controlled thereby, and Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detailed perspective View illustrating the slidable connection between the variable speed brake and the rocker shaftfor setting the same.

In the practical embodiment of my invention the letter A designates the shaft to which :power is to be transmit-ted from the en `ne..` Theshaft A. is shown in Fig. 1 an maybe'the axle of the vehicle or other machine to be driven or it may be operatively connected with such axle to drive the same.

Surrounding the shaft A is an oil charliber V1 which is of substantially oval sha e in cross section and is formed on each si e thereof with enlarged hubs 2 and 3 which surround the shaft and are spaced away therefrom to permit of the passage therebetween of the various sleeves carried by the controllin gears. For the sake of accessib ilityto .t e parts the chamber 1 is formed in sections 4 and" 5 which are positively united by screws 6 or otherapproved fastening devices. Said sections are formed ad- `jacent their lane of greatest diameter'with a. portion w ich is flat in cross section and which serves toprovide on the chamber 1 a peripheral brake drum 7. Y Looselyvmount vd upon the shaft A advjacentfthefdrum 7 isa hub 8 provided at desired intervals with radially extending posts =9;whichhave positive connection at theirfupperends with the drum 7 by means of; fastenin screws .10. Mounted upon the posts`9,"ad]ac`ent the Vhub 8 are transmission pinions 11 anddirectly'beyond said transmission pinions', transmission gears 12,

.formed with a 4reduced'central portion 13 Aand with outerand'inner beveled transmisand 1 5, the pinion 15 being of proportionately 'greater size than the pin- "0h14 aswill bel hereinafter set forth. The

pinions 11 mesh with pinions 16 and 17,

mounted, as shown in iEig. -1 upon the left and rightl hand sides of the hub 8 respectively. The pinion 17 is provided with .a

rearwardly extending sleeve 18 which projects at some distance .through the hub 3.of`

the gear ,17 stationary. The said gear 17 thus serves as the stationary lelement forrthe right side of 'the gearingxg.'v The shaft A is keyed as at `19 tozthepinlon 16 vvhich serves as the rotativeelement for", the left side of the gearing, and through which the said shaft is rotated from the equaliz'in gears 11 inasmuch as 'the `opposite gear is held stationary as described.

Power for driving the shaft A is transmitted to the geaingby means o'-a gear 20 which maybe, as preferred .and according to the exigenc'ies of circumstances,.a bevel, sprocket or spur gear. The gear 2O is-k'eyed as, at 214 to asleeve 22 concentrically projecting Within the lnib of said gear and surrounding the shaft A. rPhe sleeve 221forms an :integral part of a beveltransmission gear 23, which meshes with the pinion 15 ot'thef gear '12. The gear 23 serves as a direct power transmitting element, and through the transmission pinions 11, 14 and y15 and the :pinions 16 and l'above'mentioned trans- Inits its power at varyin vand selected de.-

grees of speed totlie sha" t A. 'The pinions 1'5 mesh with a bevel controlling gear 24 of the same dimension as, and disposed opposite to the gear 23. 'Thegear 24 is formed with an integral sleeve-25 surrounding the sleeve '18 of the gear .17. 'The sleeve 25 is keyed as @11:20 to the hub27 of-a drum '28 which, as will beliereina'fter described, constitutes ,the second 'low Speed drum and is provided with a :balancing weight 29. lThe pinion 1li-meshes on the left-handside with a .controlling gear 30 provided With an integral sleeve 31 projecting lthrough the hub 2 of 'the chamber-1 and exteriorly ofsaid hub keyed as at 32 `to the hub 33 of ya reversing drum 34. The transmission pinions 14 on'their right *hand side mesh with a controlling gear 35 wliich carries an' integral sleeve 36 surrounding the sleeve l25 of 4the pinion 2'4. The sle'eve36 lis keyed exteriorlv of .the chamber El as at 37 to lthe hub 38 df i a third low speed'drum 39 with -which an inner .concentric .'high speed drum 40 is cast integral.

rlhe varying degrees of speed are attained. as desired, `by the proper actuation of the drums 28,89 and 40. vrPhe drums 28 and 39 which representl the second and third lflow speeds, as -Well as the 'brake drum 7 and the reversing drum 34: are designed to =be en gaged by a brake 41 of conventional form. which at its oneend has connection as at 42 With the depending leg o'f a sleeve 43 slideeeeea ably mounted upon a rocker shaft 44, said brake :at ,its other `end zhavlng connection with the horizontal leg 15 of said sleeve as l, 50 formednpon the shaft K14.' The shaft, 44

is'mount-ed in supporting bearings 51 and is rocked in lsaid bearings by lmechanism to gbe described. In it-s lrocking movement, the sleeve 43 is ,moved with said shaft 'to increase or decrease Vthe tension of the band brake 41 and lin this action vthe 'ring 46 eliminates the strain upon the elements-directly or indirectly connected `With said sleeve. The link'49 -is pivoted -at its .end as at '52, to one leg ot a bell :crank flever l53 which is fulcrumed lto a stationary object as at 51 and has pivotal connection at 'the end of its other leg as at with a flink 56 terminating in a-bifurcated end' 57. The link 56 projects qforwardly of the gearing and has connection at its-'end 557 'byfa pivot 5S with-a'lever 59 'fulcrulned asa't- 60 -tothe stationary depending leg G1 -o' a supporting bracket 62. 'Theibracket62is provided with a Acut-away portion 63 furthe-passage ofthe lever 59 and its appurtenant elements there- \`through andupon one edgeot said cut-away portion the bracket is formed with an in` tegral depending vcatch 64. The -catcli 61 ,is designedto lhold the lever 5!) in any selected posit-ion lto which 'it may be moved and *to this end engages in the notches occurringr between lteeth 65 provided upon the rearward iextension 6G-o't a. paWl-(SY. 'The pawl 67 is lfulcrumedlto the lever 59 as at'GS-and terminates'ut- :its lupper end in an Ienlarged head .70 which projects through an opening 71 formed in the foot plate 72 of said lever 59. Adjacent Ito the -extension (56, the pawl 07 -islprovidedwith an integral Lhook 73 with whic oneend-ot u zretract'ile'coil spring 74 has connection, the otheriend-of said spring beingconnected to al1-'integral forwardly extending-arm 75 formedlinthe `lower portion o'f #the lever '59. It will be -readily apparent that movementof 'the 'lever 59 will serve to slide the-sleeve 48fupon1the rib 'by virtue of the connections lbetween said lever vand Said sleeve as above vset forth 'The -hidh speed drinn 40 is designed -tobe engagedibra-clutc'h 76,'having connection at its end as'indicated'at 7'? lin Fig. 2 with the upper-ends of arms T'S arranged inrclosely associated relation upon -the frame of the drum 2.8. 'Thefarms 78 are fulcrumeduipon said iframe 'as at 79' and are designed tolbe moved Atoward -and away `'from onennother in'increasing or decreasing theftension-ofthe band clutch 76. 'Tothis endsaid'arlns are t each formed 'with lower endscurving lin Iinwardly and oppositely as at 80 and engaging a cone shaped operating member 81 slidably mounted upon the stationary sleeve 18. The member 81 is formed with a peripheral groove 82 within which is loosely engaged the bifurcated end 83 of a bell crank lever 84 fulcrumed as at 85 to a stationary object. The' lever 84 is operated from a reciproeating link 86, and to this end has pivotal connection with said link as at 87. Simultaneously with'the forward movement of the member 81 to tighten the band clutch 7 6, the band brake 41 is designed to be sla-ckeiied, irrespective of the particular clutch with which it is engaged.` To effect this operation it is necessary to have an actuation of the rocker shaft simultaneously with the forward movement of the member 81 and to this end connections are employed between the shaft 44 and the link 86 comprising a lever` 88 rigidly mounted upon the end of said shaft and fulcriimed as at 89 to an with any one of the auxiliary link 90 which in turn is fiilcruined at 91 to a sleeve 92 adjustably positioned upon the link 86. The link 86 is manually controlled in its movement and to this end has'pivotal connection at its forward eX- tremity as at 93 to a lever 94 pivoted as at 95 to a stationary object provided with a quadrant 96. The quadrant 96 is formed in its curved part with internal notches 97 designed to receive a pawl 98, carried by a. rod 99 slidable through an aperture'd lugl 100 upon the lever 94. A pivoted auxiliary handle 101 is provided for depressing the rod 99 to disengage the pawl 98 from the teeth `9'7, said rod being normally raised to maintain said pawl in engagement with said teethby an expansive spiral spring 102 in the well known manner. l TheA lever 94 and its .appurtenant elenientsare illust-rated in `F ig. ,7 as above intimated.

In; operation Inwill rst state the general cooperative action of the gears without detailing the operation of the levers and clutch and brake. When the brake 41 is engaged drums adjacent thereto, the clutch 76 is not engaged with the drinn 40 and vice-versa. In the use of the brake 41 to effect a second low speed transmission, said brake is moved adjacent to the drinn 28 and is tightened upon said drum by the mechanism provided therefor. In this operation the drum28 and the gear 24 connected therewith are held stationary. The

power a the gear 20, the gear 23, the transmission pinion 15, the transmission pinion 11 and the pinion 16 with a speed proportionate to the ratio between the diameters of the transinission pinion 15 and the controllinggear 24, about which said transmission pinion will have a rotary movement. When the brake 41 is tightened about the drum 39, said drum will be held stationary in the manner will be applied to the shaft A from' described and the power will be applied to the shaft. A from the gear 20, pinion 23, transmission pinion 15, transmission pinion 11, and pinion 416 at a speed proportionate to the ratio between the diameters of the transmission pinion 14 and the controlling gear 35 which is keyed to the hub of the drinn 39. When the brake drum 7 is held stationary all the parts run idle without effecting a movement of the shaft A. When the drum 34 is held stationaryv the shaft A will be rotated in a reverse direction at a speed equal to that attained by the use of the second low speed drinn 39. In this actuation, power will be applied to the shaft A from the gear 20, gear 23, transmission pinion 15, transmission pinion 11 and pinion 16 at a speed proportionate tothe ratio between the diameters of the pinion 14 and controlling gear 30. `When the clutch 76 is tightened about the vdrum'40, the Vbrake 41 will be slack as above intimated. In this relation of the patrts a higher speed transmission than those before described will be effected and the power will be applied to the shaft A from the gear 20, gear 23, transmission pinionil, controlling Gears 24 and 35, transmission pinion 11 and gear 16. The last described transmission is possible because corresponding gears are proportioned in ratio so that when all the parts are in actuation, the various vgears will move at the same speed.

As disclosed in the drawings the ratio betweenthedia'meters of the gears as set forth is as follows: With respect to-their diameters transmission pinion- 14 is to transmis-4 sion pinion 15 as pinion 11` is. to-gears 16 or 17: as gear 2'4is togear 835i and as gear 23 is to gear 30. It -m'ustbe borne in mind that the gears not in-use will run idle under all conditions and thatwhen the high speed clutch 'is on, the drum 39 andgear 35 connected therewith will rotateY with the drum 28.

In effecting the operation of the clutch 'and brake, the levers are operated in the following manner: Assuming that it is desired to actuate the gearing from the high speed drinn. The hand lever 94 is then pushed forward upon its fiilcriim and locked in the torward notch 97 by the pawl 98 in the vmanner above set forth. In this movement of the hand lever, the link 86 will be recipiocated rearwardly and will operate the bell crank. 84 to move the cone 81 toward the drum 28. In this movement of the cone 81. the lower ends of the arnis78 will be spread Vapart and the upper ends will be drawn together, thus tiv htening the 'clutch '76 upon the drinn 40. iinultaneously with this operation, the shaft 50 will be rocked in its bearings 51 by its connection with the lever 88 which is swung by the link 90 carried by the link 86, and having movement therewith.

When `the shaft 50 is thusrocked the ends .of the .brake 4.1 will be spread a art through their .connectionsas iset. fort and said brake will be .disengaged from the adjacent drum.V The high,:speed clutchcalLbe emplo `ed Iirrespective,of the .position of the brahe 41 and the Said brake gis" automatically disengaged upon thefactuation of the @high coulseit is optional with. the operator, as to whetherrthe. brake41.shall remain in the Same position during the employment of the clutchfvflhe brake 41 is movedto the desired druan with the sleeve 43, whichlatter elementhasnt!v Sliding movement upon the shaft under theactuationof t-befoot leiier 59# The foot lever 59 in its most tor- Ward position, will setthe link 5G so that thebralie 4 1 will rest. upon the second. loiy speed drum 28. Said Jever. is normally main-tained. in this position by the employment of a strong spring 103 as indicated 1n Fig. (5. Whenthe lever is depressed., it will move the sleeve ,43 and the brake 41 successively over the third low speed drum 59, brake drum T and reversing drum, 34, and

nice-versa .when the lever 59 is returned in scope o .f the invention an opposite direction by the spring 103. In the manipulation of the lever 5S) t-he operators foot will engagethe enlargedhead 69 ofthe pawl ($7 and maintain said pawl out of enga-gement with .the tooth 64. The

numberof teeth Grwill correspond tothe number ofdrums to be controlled bythe foot. lever and the position, of the brake .d1 andconsequently the transmission employed will be determined by the particular 4tooth which happens to `'be .engaged with the CatchyGz/Al'.:

While the elements herein shown and describedarewell adapted to serve the functions. set. forth, it is yobvious that various minor changes may be made in theproportions, shape and arrangement of the several partsZWit-hout. departing from the spirit and as defined in the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention I claim 1. A power transmission gearing embodying the combination with the driven shaft and a bevel pinion keyed thereupon, a hub loosely mounted u )on said shaft, posts carried by said hull), transmission pinions mounted upon. said posts andengaging. said pinion, a transmission gear. mounted upon saidfshaftand driven from the engine, a

. ing said lthe latter., integrall casting @ressa fgear meanted upon said shaft and confrontrinionisaidxgear beinsdesigned to engage said `transitiissionpinions, a plurality of controlling gears, mounted -upon saidl shaft-, 'n confronting relation,

sever A.y lcolineeted with. said, lastl namedv gears, and transmission .pinions, mounted uponsaid posts ,and designed to severally engage respectively with isaid last namedcom tro ling-gears;

prising the combination With,a' shaft,' of

. a h ubLloosely` ,mounted thereuponand provided ,.With., radially extending posts, said hub being designed to rotate about ,said shaft, -transmission pinions connecting said lhub vand said shaft Wherebyvrotary movementot the former will be transmittedto s mounted upon `said radial .postsand individually formed with Ya plurality of pinions Iof varying sizes, controlling gears loosely mounted :upon said shaft and designed 4to engage severally the respective pinionsof said castinvs and braking elements severally carriedhy said controlling gears.

3. A poyver transmission gearing comprising the combination with a shaft, of a hub loosely mounted thereupon land provided with radially vextending posts, said hub being adapted to rotate upon said shaft, transvmission pinions connecting said hub and said shaft whereby rotary movement of the former Will be transmitted to the latter, transmission pinions mounted upon said radial posts and having an interconnected relation, said last named transmission lpinions beingof varying sizes, controllingpgears loosely mounted upon said shaft at one side of said hub and designed to severally engao'e said last named transmissionl pinions, a criving gear loosely mounted upon said shatftrlon the opposite side of said hub, a reversing gear mounted upon said shafton the same side of `said hub as said driving gear, saiddriving gear and said reversing gear severally engaging a respective transL mission pinion, and raking elements carried by said controlling gears and said reversing gell" 4. A. power transmission gearing comprising the combination with a shaft, of a hub loosely mounted thereupon and provided with radially extending posts, said hub being adapted to rotate upon said shaft, transmission pinions connecting said hub and said shaft s whereby rotary movement oi the former .will be transmitted to the latter,

transmissionI pmions mounted upon `said ra-V dial posts and having an interconnected relation, said last lnamed transmission pinionsheing of yarying sizes controlling gears loosely mounted upon ,said shaft at oneside of .said hubhand designed `to severally engage said last named transmission pinions,

brake drums power transmission ygearing .com-

. gear, said driving and said reversing gears a second control in gear, to lock the t'wo a driving gear loosely mounted u on said l shaft on the opposite side of sai hub, a reversing gear mounted upon said shaft on the same side of said hub as said driving severally engaging a respective one of said transmission inions and braking elements carried by sald hub, said controlling gears and said reversing gear.

power transmission gearing, comprising the combination with a shaft, of a inion having operative connection therewith for driving the same, a transmission gear, a plurality of transmission pinions of varying sizes, having operative connection with said transmission ear and said shaft pinion, said transmission pinions being mounted to move simultaneously at then same rate of speed, a plurality of controlling gears of proportionate sizes, severally engaging a respective one of said transmission pinions, anda. braking device for enga ement with said transmission pinions, andwith a selected one of said controlling gears, substantially as described.

6. A power transmission gearing, comprising the combination with a. shaft, of a pinion having operative connection therewith for driving the same, a transmission gear, a plurality of transmission pinions of varying sizes, having operative connection with said transmission gear, and with said shaft pinion, said transmission pinions beinor mounted to move simultaneously at the sane rate of speed, a plurality'of controlling gears of proportionate sizes severally engaging a respect-ive one of said transmission pinions, a braking device for engagement with a selected one of said controlling gears, and a clutching device carried by one of said controlling ears, for engagement Ywith together, substantia ly as described.

7. A power transmission gearing, comprismg the combination with a shaft, of

means 16 having operative connection therewith for driving the same, a transmission gear 23, a lurality of transmission pinions l1 14 15 o varying sizes, having operative connection with said transmission gear 23, and with said driving means 16, said transmission pinions being mounted to move simultaneously atthe same rate of speed, a plurality of controlling ears 24 30 35 of proportionate sizes, several y engaging a respective one of said transmission pinions, a braking device 4l for engagement with said transmission pinions, and with a selected one of said controlling gears, and a clutching device 76 carried by one of said controlling gears 35 for engagement with a second controlling gear Q4, to lock the same together independent of the actionof the braking device, substantially as described.

8. In a power transmission gearin the combination with twol or more brake r of a band brake for engagement with a selected one of said drums and means for movin said brake in juxtaposition to said selecte drum.

9. In a power transmission gearing, the combination with two or more brake drums of a band brake for engagement with a selected one of said drums, means for moving said brake in juxtaposition to said selected drum, and means for tightening said brake in any position thereof. l

10. In a power transmission gearing, the combination with two ormore brake drums of a rocking shaft, a sleeve slidable thereon and rotatable therewith, a band brake carried by said sleeve, means for sliding said sleeve in either direction upon said shaft and means for rocking said shaft to clamp s aid brake.

In testimon whereof I affix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

WILLIAM L. FODREA.

Witnesses: A. G. BALDWIN,

CHAs. JUMP.

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